Planex BRL-04FXP User manual

4Port Br oadband Router
BRL-04FXP
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4Port Br oadband Router
BRL-04FXP
USER'S MANUAL

Copyright
No part of this publication maybe reproduced in any form or by any means
or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or
adaptation without permission from PLANEX COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Trademarks
Copyright @2002 PLANEX COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Contents subject shall be change without prior notice.
Pci is a registered trademark of PLANEX COMMUNICATIONS INC.
All other trademarks belong to their respective proprietors.
FCC Warning
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference
when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. T his
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance with this user's guide, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment
in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the
user will be required to correct the interference at this own expense.
CE Mark Warning
This is a Class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may
cause radio interference in which case the user maybe required taking
adequate measures.

Chapter 1 Introduction
Functions and Features...................................
Packing List.....................................................
Chapter 2 Hardware Introduction
Panel Layout ...................................................
Installation Requirements .............................
Procedure for Hardware Installation ...........
Chapter 3 Network Settings and
Software Installation
MakeCorrectNetworkSettingsofYourComputer
Install the Software into Your Computers ....
Chapter 4 Configuring NAT Router
SETUP -up and Log in....................................
Wizard..............................................................
Status ................................................................
Advanced Setup..............................................
Chapter 5 Print Server
Configuring on Windows 95/98 Platforms...
Configuring on Windows NT Platforms......
Configuring on Windows 2000 Platforms.....
Configuring on Unix based Platforms...........
Appendix A Restore to Factory Setting
Appendix B TCP/IP Configuration for
Windows 95/98/
A.1 Install TCP/IP Protocol into Your PC....
A.2 Set TCP/IP Protocol for Working with
NAT Router......................................................
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Chapter 1
Introduction
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Congratulations on your purchase of this outstanding Broadband Router.
This product is specifically designed for Small Office and Home Office
needs. It provides a complete SOHO solution for Internet surfing and office
resources sharing, and it is easy to configure and operate for even non-
technical users. Instructions for installing and configuring this product can
be found in this manual. Before you install and use this product, please read
this manual carefully for fully exploiting the functions of this product.
●Broadband modem and IP sharing
Connects multiple computers to a broadband (cable or DSL) modem or
an Ethernet router to surf the Internet.
●Auto-sensing Ethernet Switch
Equipped with a 4-port auto-sensing Ethernet switch.
●VPN supported
Allow you to setup VPN server and VPN clients.
●Printer sharing
Embeds a print server to allow all of the networked computers to share
one printer.
●Firewall
All unwanted packets from outside intruders are blocked to protect your
Intranet.
●DHCP server supported
All of the networked computers can retrieve TCP/IP settings
automatically from this product.
●Web-based configuring
Configurable through any networked computer's web browser using
Netscape or Internet Explorer.
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■Front Panel
Figure 2-1 Front Panel
M1 System status indicators, Orange. M1 is flashed once per second
to indicate system is alive.
POWER Connecting the power cord to power inlet and , the indicators
POWER will be lighted ON
WAN Ethernet port indicators, Green. The LED flickers when WAN
port is sending or receiving data.
Link/ Act. Link status indicators, Green. The LED flickers when the
corresponding port is sending or receiving data
10/100 10/100 status indicators, Green. The LED flickers when the
corresponding port is transmitting or receiving data in 100Mbps.
RESET To reset system settings to factory defaults, please follow the
steps:
1. Power off the device.
2. Press the reset button and hold.
3. Power on the device.
4. Keep the button pressed about 2 - 3 seconds.
5. Release the button.
6. W atch the M1 and LED, they will flash 8 times and then M1 flash once
per second.
21Panel Layout
●Packet Filter supported
Packet Filter enables you to control what packets are allowed to pass the
router.
●Virtual Server supported
Enable you to expose WWW, FTP and other services on your LAN to be
accessible to Internet users.
●User-Definable Application Sensing Tunnel
User can define the attributes to support the special applications requiring
multiple connections, like Internet gaming, video conferencing, Internet
telephony and so on, then this product can sense the application type and
open multi-port tunnel for it.
●DMZ Host supported
Lets a networked computer to be fully exposed to the Internet; this
function is used when special application sensing tunnel feature is
insufficient to allow an application to function correctly.
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●Quick Installation Guide
●User's Manual and Printer Server Utility (CD-ROM)
●Power adapter
●CAT-5 UTP Fast Ethernet cable
12Packing List
Chapter 2
Hardware Installation

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In addition, remember to turn off the power, remove the power cord from
the outlet, and keep your hands dry when you try to install the hardware of
this product.
1. Setup LAN connection: connect an Ether net cable from your
computer's Ethernet port to one of the LAN ports of this product.
Figure 2-3 Setup of LAN connections for this product.
2. Setup WAN connection: prepare an Ethernet cable for connecting this
product to your cable/xDSL modem or Ethernet backbone.
3. Connecting this product with your printer: use the printer cable to
connect your printer to the printer port of this product.
Figure 2-4 illustrates the WAN connection.
■Rear Panel
Figure 2-2 Rear Panel
Power Power inlet. This is where you connect the included power
adapter. Note that, the included power adapter is DC 5V/2A.
Using wrong type of power adapter may cause this product
damage.
WAN WAN port socket (RJ-45). This is where you will connect to
your cable (or xDSL) modem or Ethernet router.
PRINTER Parallel port connector (25-pins D-type female). This is where
you will connect the shared printer.
Port 1 - 4 LAN port socket (RJ-45). These are where you will connect to
device on your local area network, for example HUB and
switch.
This product can be positioned at any convenient place in your office or
house. No special wiring or cooling requirements is needed. However, you
should comply with the following guidelines to install:
●Place this product on a flat horizontal plane.
●Keep this product away from any heating devices.
●Do not place this product in dusty or wet environment.
The recommended operational specifications of this product are:
22Installation Requirements
23Procedure for Hardware Installation

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To use this product correctly, you have to properly configure the network
settings of your computers and install the attached setup program into your
MS Windows platform (Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP).
The default IP address of this product is 192.168.1.1, and the default subnet
mask is 255.255.255.0. These addresses can be changed on your need, but
the default values are used in this manual. If the TCP/IP environment of
your computer has not yet been configured, you can refer to Appendix A to
configure it.
1. configure IP as 192.168.1.1, subnet mask as 255.255.255.0 and gateway
as 192.168.1.1, or more easier,
2. Configure your computers to load TCP/IP setting automatically, that is,
via DHCP server of this product.
After installing the TCP/IP communication protocol, you can use the ping
command to check if your computer has successfully connected to this
product. The following example shows the ping procedure for Windows 95
platforms. First, execute the pingcommand
Ping 192.168.1.1
If the following messages appear:
Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64
A communication link between your computer and this product has been
successfully established. Otherwise, if you get the following messages,
Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
4. Power on:
Connecting the power cord to power inlet and turning the power switch
on, this product will automatically enter the self-test phase. When it is in
the self-test phase, the indicators M1 will be lighted ON for about 2
seconds, and then M1 will be flashed 2 times to indicate that the self-test
operation has finished. Finally, the M1 will be continuously flashed once
per second to indicate that this product is in normal operation.
Chapter 3
Network Settings andSoftwareInstallation
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Step 2: Click on the "for Win9x" or "for WinNT/2000/XP" button. Wait
until the following Welcome dialog to appear, and click on the Next button.
Step 3: Select the destination folder and click on the Next button. Then, the
setup program will begin to install the programs into the destination folder.
There must be something wrong in your installation procedure. You have to
check the following items in sequence:
1. Is the Ethernet cable correctly connected between this product and your
computer?
Tip: The LAN LED of this product and the link LED of network card on
your computer must be lighted.
2. Is the TCP/IP environment of your computers properly configured?
Tip: If the IP address of this product is 192.168.1.1, the IP address of
your computer must be 192.168.1.X and default gateway must be
192.168.1.1.
Skip this section if you do not want to use the print server function of this
product.
Step 1: Insert the installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. The
following window will be shown automatically. If it isn't, please
run”Autorun.exe” on the CD-ROM.
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This product provides Web based configuration scheme that is, configuring
by Netscape Communicator or Internet Explorer. This approach can be
adopted in any MS Windows, Macintosh or UNIX based platforms.
Activate your browser, and disable the proxyor add the IP address of this
product into the exceptions. Then, type this product's IP address in the
Location (for Netscape) or Address (for IE) field and press ENTER. For
example: http://192.168.1.1.
After the connection is established, you will see the web user interface of
this product. There are two appearances of web user interface: for general
users and for system administrator.
To log in as an administrator, enter the system password (the factory setting
is ” 0000”) in the System Password field and click on the Log in button. If
the passwor d is correct, the web appearance will be changed into
administrator configure mode. As listed in its main menu, there are several
options for system administration.
■Wizard:
Wizard connection type of your ISP. You can click Change button to choose
a correct one from the following four options:
A.Dynamic IP Address: Obtain an IP address from ISP automatically.
B.PPP over Ethernet: Some ISPs require the use of PPPoE to connect to
their services.
C.Static IP Address: ISP assigns you a static IP address.
Step 4: When the following window is displayed, click on the Finish button.
Step 5: Select the item to restart the computer and then click the OK button
to reboot your computer.
Step 6: After rebooting your computer, the software installation procedure is
finished.
Now, you can configure the NAT Router (refer to Chapter 4) and setup the
Print Server (refer to Chapter 5).
Chapter 4
CONFIGURING NAT Router
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42Wizard